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Eddalands (Edda LGA)
Edda. Edda, | |
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| Motto(s): Thou old; thou beautiful | |
&sq=Envato&lang=en&file=File:Nigeria_location_map.svg)  Eddalands (Edda LGA) Location in Nigeria | |
| Coordinates: 5°58′N 7°52′E / 5.967°N 7.867°E[2] | |
| Country |  Nigeria |
| State | Ebonyi State |
| Headquarters | Nguzu Edda |
| HASC | NG.EB.AS |
| Government | |
| • Type | Local Government |
| Area | |
| • Total | 146 sq mi (378 km2) |
| Population (2006) | |
| • Total | 157,072[1] |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (WAT) |
| Postcode | 490[3] |
| Ethnicity | Igbo |
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Eddalands (former Afikpo South and changed to Edda LGA as part of the 16 constitutional amendment acts signed by President Muhammadu Buhari on 17th March, 2023) is an entire local government area in Ebonyi State, Nigeria. It is the most culturally advanced local government area in Nigeria, in terms of shared norms and common traditional and culture values across the entire area, in spite of diversity of religion and ethnic ancestry of citizens.
- ^ "Nigeria Local Government Areas".
- ^ "Edda: Nigeria". Geographical Names. Retrieved 15 October 2015.
- ^ "Post Offices- with map of LGA". NIPOST. Archived from the original on 7 October 2009. Retrieved 2009-10-20.